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Power
Ranking
the Varying
Comic Book Formats

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Panel:
Writer Ed
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Maximum Joker

If there’s an upper limit to the amount of the Clown Prince we can handle, we might be approaching it.

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The King of the Tie-In

Al Ewing is the best in the biz at event tie-ins. Let’s investigate the keys to his kingdom through a quartet of recent examples.

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Milestone revolutionized superhero comics. Can it happen again?

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The Power in Place

On Ram V, psychogeography, and how location can change everything for a good comic.

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What's Next Might Almost Be Here

If 2020 was a year of chaos for the direct market, a new order could come from it. We might be starting to understand what that could look like.

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We're Still Living in a "Batman Beyond" World

The early-aughts tale of a teenage Batman in a cyberpunk world has become more relevant than ever—on and off the page.

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Marvel Style: A Mini Oral History of 2015’s Secret Wars Tie-In, Infinity Gauntlet

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Solve Everything: An Oral History of 2015’s Secret Wars and How It Came to Be

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"I See Good Things Coming": On Comics Retail's Craziest Year Ever

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Did 2020 break the Direct Market sales charts?

Last year had a lot of costs, but a quiet one was its impact on sales charts. It's time to break that down.

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